Personal loans in Anaheim, CA
About 340,512 people live in Anaheim, placing it 10th of 482 Census places in California. The roughly 340,512 people who live in Anaheim borrow under California rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate.
Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Anaheim loan. State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Anaheim's 340,512 residents. Anaheim shed about 1.8% of its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. The next larger city is Long Beach, CA about 24 miles away.
Local context for Anaheim
Most of what governs a Anaheim loan is written in California law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: about 340,512 people live here, which puts Anaheim 10th of 482 Census places in California (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Down about 1.8% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 6,304 residents.
- Size percentile: with 340,512 residents, Anaheim is larger than about 98% of California's Census places.
- Population density: about 6,772 people per square mile (Census land area 50.3 sq mi).
- By land area: Anaheim ranks 27th among California's 482 places, at 50.3 sq mi.
- Water area: Anaheim has 0.60 square miles of water, ranking 87th of 482 places in California.
- Share of California: Anaheim holds about 1.0% of the state's population, some 340,512 people.
- Nationally: Anaheim is the 53rd-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Anaheim ranks 228th among California's 482 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Anaheim's 1.8% change compares with a California average of -1.3% across its 482 places.
- Density in California: Anaheim ranks 84th by people per square mile.
- Density vs California: Anaheim's 6,772 people per square mile compare with a state median of 3,455.
- Location: 33.8555 / -117.7587, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Long Beach (24 mi); Los Angeles (39 mi); San Diego (80 mi). Online lenders reach Anaheim no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller places nearby: Yorba Linda (2 mi); Villa Park (4 mi); Placentia (6 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 145 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 3 places are larger than Anaheim.
Getting a loan in Anaheim
At roughly 6,772 people per square mile, Anaheim is densely built; 2 larger places lie within 50 miles. A California licence lets a lender serve Anaheim without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 340,512 residents are offered. For a larger market, the closest option is Long Beach, CA about 24 miles away.
Anaheim in state context
Set beside California's 482 places, Anaheim ranks 10th by population and holds about 1.0% of the state total. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Anaheim stands 228th among California's 482 places — roughly the 53th percentile. Its roughly 6,772 residents per square mile place it 84th among California's places. Within 50 miles sit 145 smaller Census places, alongside the 2 that are larger.
Land, water and location for Anaheim
Anaheim covers about 50.3 square miles of land, with 0.60 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). Spread across it are roughly 6,772 residents per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Los Angeles, is roughly 39 miles away. Anaheim has 2 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 3 larger places.
How a Anaheim personal loan is priced
A Anaheim personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 340,512 residents. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Anaheim can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Shortening the term on a Anaheim loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
California rules behind a Anaheim personal loan
Every row below records a California rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Anaheim lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) Source says: "“Department” means the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation". | California Legislature — Financial Code § 23001 as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Finance lender/broker license required from the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation (California Financing Law) Source says: "No person shall engage in the business of a finance lender or broker without obtaining a license from the commissioner". | California Legislature — Financial Code § 22100 as of 2026-09-16 |
| 36% rate cap on mid-size consumer loans (AB 539) | Consumer loans of $2,500 to under $10,000: cap of 36% per annum simple interest plus the Federal Funds Rate Source says: "charges at a rate not exceeding an annual simple interest rate of 36 percent per annum plus the Federal Funds Rate". | California Legislature — Financial Code § 22304.5 as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Yorba Linda, CA — population 66,147
- Villa Park, CA — population 5,664
- Chino Hills, CA — population 77,212
- Placentia, CA — population 52,192
- Orange, CA — population 138,337
- Brea, CA — population 48,479
- Tustin, CA — population 77,704
- Diamond Bar, CA — population 52,041